NANS condemns killing of ATBU final-year student by Armed Robbers

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the killing of a final-year Geology student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi State, Agabaidu Obiaje Joseph who was reportedly stabbed to death on Saturday at about 7:00 pm by suspected armed robbers in an attempted phone theft.

The incident occured when he was reportedly on his way to his residence at Yelwan Tudu which is about one kilometer from the school gate, and he gave up the ghost on Sunday morning, despite efforts by medical personnel to save his life.

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In a statement by the newly elected Senate President, Mr Babatunde Akinteye, NANS said the entire Nigerian students are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life of one of them, and commisserated with his family, friends and the entire ATBU community.

He recalled that a similar incident happened last month when a student of Gateway Polytechnic, Ogun State was shot dead and nine others injured by suspected armed robbers who stormed their hostels outside campus and some other students sustained injuries in the incident.

Mr Akinteye said senseless killing particularly of students is totally unacceptable, he is calling on the federal government and various security agents to take the safety of lives and property of citizens more seriously.

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He also charged the security agents to go all out and fish out all who connected to Agabaidu’s killing and bring them to face the consequences of their action.

The Senate President equally called on the generality of students to ensure they are security-conscious of their environment.